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Re: Write 3.5" disk image in Windows



On Sep 23, 7:16 pm, "BluPhoenyx" <bluphoe...@a2central.com.remove-4bq-
this> wrote:
>   To: bnfmsgeek
>
> bnfmsgeek wrote:
> > OK, so here's my situation. I have a PC running XP and an external
> > 3.5" drive, and a IIgs with an Applied Engineering 3.5 drive (the ones
> > that can read and write to high density disks. How can I write Apple
> > II disk images to my floppy disk on my pc? Is that even possible.
> > Using ADTPro takes about 15min/file and it would take forever to
> > transfer and write System 6 w/ so many floppys.
>
> Generally, no. You can find a lot of info regarding this by searching
> these groups. Try Google.
>
> That said, you might be able to read a MS/PC DOS disk on the GS if your
> hardware supports the format. You will probably need the matching card
> for the drive to use special formats similar to using the Super-Drive
> 3.5 from Apple. Sorry I can't help more but I don't know much about that
> specific drive.
>
> Cheers,
> Mike T
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What about on a Mac (older iBook)?